Moment large gang of masked thugs ransack California store — for second time in a day

Nypost · Aug 10, 2026 · 279 words · By Nina Joudeh

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Add The California Post on Google Violent hooligans were caught on video smashing windows and looting merch from an LA AutoZone on Sunday — the second attack on the store in 24 hours.

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“This post brought to you by Gavin Newsom, reminding you that crime is down in California,” social-media personality Kevin Dalton sarcastically wrote on X while posting footage of the East Los Angeles disgrace and calling the suspects “felonious hooligans.”…

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Claim 1: “the second attack on the store in 24 hours”

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Two independent sources explicitly state the East Los Angeles AutoZone was targeted twice within a 24-hour period. One source mentions it was 'burglarized twice during street takeovers in 24 hours' and another mentions it 'happened twice at the same store in East LA'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AutoZone, Inc., doing business as AutoZone (and formerly known as Auto Shack from 1979 to 1987), is an American retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, the largest in the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoZone

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (LA or L.A.) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.87 million residents …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles County, sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is a county in the U.S. state of California, in the southern region of the state. It is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,69…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California

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Claim 2: “Violent hooligans were caught on video smashing windows and looting merch from an LA AutoZone on Sunday”

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Multiple sources confirm an AutoZone in East Los Angeles was ransacked/looted. ONSCENE.TV and ABC7 both report the store was broken into and looted following street takeovers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the fifth main game in the Grand Theft Auto series and the seventh over…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The modern history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Los_Angeles

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Westwood is a commercial and residential neighborhood in the northern central portion of the Westside region of the city of Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the University of California, Los…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood,_Los_Angeles

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Claim 3: “During Saturday’s violence, the store’s windows were smashed and merchandise ransacked, too, ABC7 reported.”

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Reports confirm the store was ransacked and broken into during the street takeover events occurring over the weekend, including Saturday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles High School is the oldest public high school in the Southern California region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Its colors are royal blue and white and the teams are called …
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Claim 4: “Another large street takeover erupted early Saturday at Western Avenue and Century Boulevard in South Los Angeles’ Gramercy Park neighborhood.”

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Two independent sources confirm a street takeover and vehicle fire at West Century Boulevard and South Western Avenue in the Gramercy Park neighborhood on Saturday.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Gramercy Park neighborhood is located in the part of Manhattan where the bedrock Manhattan schist is located deeper underground than it is above 29th Street and below Canal Street, and as a result…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramercy_Park

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web search NEUTRAL — Fire and looting erupted from street takeovers in Los Angeles in the early morning hours on Saturday.A vehicle burns in the middle of the intersection of West Century Boulevard and South Western Avenu…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/08/us-news/los-angeles-street-tak…

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web search NEUTRAL — A vehicle was set on fire in the middle of a South Los Angeles intersection early Saturday morning following apparent street takeover activity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDq_wIpHnjM

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Claim 5: “No arrests were made, and no injuries were reported in either incident.”

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One source (ABC7) mentions 'Nobody has been arrested' regarding the Monday morning incident, but there is no comprehensive evidence covering all incidents mentioned in the claim.

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Claim 6: “the AutoZone — which was already boarded up from violent looting Saturday around 2:30 a.m.”

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The claim that the store was looted on Saturday is corroborated by reports that the store was hit twice in 24 hours and that looting erupted early Saturday morning in LA.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — East Los Angeles, or East L.A., (El Este de Los Angeles in Spanish) is an unincorporated community in the Eastside of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It borders Monterey Park to the nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Los_Angeles,_California

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greater Los Angeles is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardin…
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Claim 7: “Employees will go unpaid during the closure.”

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Only one specific search result explicitly mentions that employees will not be paid while the store is closed.

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web search NEUTRAL — The AutoZone manager says the store will be closed for two to three days while wiring and electrical systems are repaired. Employees will not be paid while the store is closed.
https://abc7.com/post/east-la-autozone-store-ransacked-amid-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Autozone.
https://www.autozone.com/?intcmp=yext_header_logo

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web search NEUTRAL — Dozens of people broke into and looted AutoZone stores in East Los Angeles and South Los Angeles after street takeovers over the weekend. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it happened t…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-happened-to-autozone-in…

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Claim 8: “Sunday’s 3 a.m. rampage occurred when more than 100 vehicles swarmed the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue near the store’s location.”

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ABC7 Los Angeles reports that more than 100 vehicles took part in a takeover at 3 a.m. Sunday at Olympic Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue, citing a watch commander from the LASD East Los Angeles station.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Atlantic Beach is a village located on the west end of the Long Beach Barrier Island in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 1,707 at the time of the 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Beach,_New_York

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Beach is an oceanfront city in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island. The city rests on a central section of the Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the westernmost of the outer barrier islands…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wilshire Boulevard Temple, known from 1862 to 1933 as Congregation B'nai B'rith, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 3663 Wilshire Boulevard, in the Wilshire Center neighborhood of Lo…
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Claim 9: “The AutoZone was set to remain closed for two to three days while workers repair damaged wiring and electrical systems”

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Both ONSCENE.TV and another web search result explicitly state the store manager said the location would remain closed for two to three days to repair damaged wiring and electrical systems.

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web search NEUTRAL — Affect and effect are two of the most commonly confused words in English, but don’t worry—we’ll help you keep them straight. The basic difference is this: affect is usually a verb, and effect is usual…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/affect-vs-effect-usa…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 95% of English writing “affected” is the correct choice. “Effected” is a specialist word that only shows up with nouns like change, reform, policy, cure, and compromise.
https://eslbuzz.com/affected-vs-effected/

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of AFFECTED is past tense and past participle of affect:1; or of affect:2. How to use affected in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affected

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Claim 10: “LAPD Officer Rosario Cervantes told City News Service that when police arrived, they found a large crowd, fireworks and a car burning in the middle of the road.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific statement attributed to LAPD Officer Rosario Cervantes.

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